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New car tax law will impact 2 million drivers
From April 2025, EVs will no longer be exempt from Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), marking a significant change for motorists. The move comes as part…

New Renault Master E-Tech 100% electric available to order now
Businesses who are looking for an electrifying start to their vehicle needs in 2025 can now order the New Renault Master E-Tech 100% electric –…

Daimler Buses is electrifying bus transport between urban and rural areas
Daimler Buses has presented its first battery-electric inter-city bus, the Mercedes-Benz eIntouro, as a near-series prototype. In doing so, the manufacturer is electrifying local public…

Avoid the ‘flat battery blues’
Following the Met Office’s warning of a major change in the weather this weekend, RAC Breakdown spokesperson Alice Simpson said: “The arctic conditions predicted next week mean…

LTS Global Solutions teams up with Aquarius IT
LTS Global Solutions has partnered with Aquarius IT to streamline and digitalise its compliance and fleet management processes. Aquarius, who for the last 20 years…

Hertfordshire haulier acquires historic North Wales logistics firm
A growing Hertfordshire haulier has completed the acquisition of an historic North Wales logistics firm in a move predicted to deliver significant growth and efficiencies…

10 Years of RoSPA Gold for Palletline
Leading palletised freight distribution network Palletline is celebrating a 10th Gold award from health and safety charity RoSPA. This year is the 13th consecutive year Palletline has…

DFDS decarbonises chilled distribution with Sunswap
Sunswap, a UK clean-tech startup decarbonising cold chain logistics, has today announced that leading transportation services business, DFDS, has ordered the first 10 of its…

Octopus Electric Vehicles helps HSBC UK unlock corporate salary sacrifice
Octopus Electric Vehicles, the UK’s leading EV-only leasing company, is now the recommended salary sacrifice provider for HSBC UK’s business clients, further strengthening the relationship…

Road Safety Week: Brake launches a new Road Victims Charter
To mark the start of Road Safety Week, the charity’s biggest annual road safety campaign, Brake is launching a new Road Victims’ Charter, demanding essential…

EV integration is a game-changer for driver risk management
Managing driver risk is a top priority for fleet and transport managers across the U.K. Commercial driving is a hazardous profession with unique dangers that…

Wayne Minney
Wayne Minney, Transport General Manager at Bretts Transport Contrubuting Posts: Collaboration key to help hauliers overcome DVS compliance hurdles

Collaboration key to help hauliers overcome DVS compliance hurdles
With the DVS (Direct Vision Standard) grace period now in full effect as of 28th October 2024, the unfortunate reality is that many British hauliers…

86 jobs lost as Truswell Haulage enters administration
The collapse of Truswell Haulage, a long-established name in the UK logistics industry, has left 86 employees without jobs and sent ripples through the wider…

Industry pioneers join forces to lead hydrogen adoption
A strategic collaboration between Luxfer Gas Cylinders, the world’s largest manufacturer of high-pressure composite and aluminium cylinders, and Hypermotive, leaders in hydrogen integration and control…
HGV market slows as demand normalises
New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations fell by -6.0% in the third quarter, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor…

